Historical Concert

Date: 
Thursday, November 12, 1936
Time: 
8.00 pm
Season/No: 
1936-37, First concert

Recital by Professor Sir Donald Francis Tovey

Participant(s): 

Professor Sir Donald Tovey

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme

1.  French overture in B minor ... J. S Bach 
       Overture (Grave, leading to Allegro)
       Courante
       Gavotte I., II.
       Passepied I., II.
       Sarabande
       Bourrée I., II.
       Gigue
       Echo

2.  Goldberg Variations (Aria with thirty variations) ... J. S. Bach
       Aria.  Variation 1 (Duet); 2 (Trio); 3 (Canon at unison); 4 (Quartet); 5 (Duet, 2 manuals); 6 (Canon at 2nd);
       7 (Duet, alla Siciliana); 8 (Duet, 2 manuals); 9 (Canon at 3rd); 10 Fughetta (Quartet).
       Variation 11 (Duet, 2 manuals); 12 (Canon at 4th by inversion); 13 (Trio); 14 (Duet, 2 manuals); 
       15 Canon at 5th by inversion, minore).
       Variation 16.  Overture (Grave and Allegro); 17 (Duet, 2 manuals); 18 (Canon at 6th); 19 (Trio); 
       20 (Duet, 2 manuals); 21 (Canon at 7th, minore); 22 (Quartet); 23 (2 manuals); 24 (Canon at octave).
       Variation 25 (Trio, minore); 26 (Trio, 2 manuals); 27 (Canon at 9th); 28, 29 (2 manuals);
       30 Quodlibet (Quartet).  Aria da capo.

3.  Trio sonata, no. 3, in D minor (two manuals and pedal) ... J. S. Bach
        Andante
        Adagio e dolce
        Un poco Allegro
 

       
 

Performance Type:

Programme: 
single sheet printed
Programme Notes: 

Movement titles only are given.

Notes: 

There is no indication given in the programme of the instrument used by Professor Tovey on this occasion.